Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. C¿sarLongmans, Green, 1902 - 348 pages |
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... the Cimbri and Teutons , or carved in two by Mithradates . Looking at the growing imbecility of Roman generals in that day , and the growing deteriora- THE PROBLEMS OF EMPIRE 3 tion of Roman armies , 2 LATER DAYS OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.
... the Cimbri and Teutons , or carved in two by Mithradates . Looking at the growing imbecility of Roman generals in that day , and the growing deteriora- THE PROBLEMS OF EMPIRE 3 tion of Roman armies , 2 LATER DAYS OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.
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... tion of Roman armies , it is not too much to say that , but for the intervention of two great personalities , the Roman Empire might have been swept away . If Marius had not appeared , a few more generals like Mallius and Caepio would ...
... tion of Roman armies , it is not too much to say that , but for the intervention of two great personalities , the Roman Empire might have been swept away . If Marius had not appeared , a few more generals like Mallius and Caepio would ...
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... tion , or by inventing transparent legal fictions , which gained the practical point , while leaving the theory of the law that they were attacking apparently untouched . The earnest doctrinaire , all in a hurry and perfectly regard ...
... tion , or by inventing transparent legal fictions , which gained the practical point , while leaving the theory of the law that they were attacking apparently untouched . The earnest doctrinaire , all in a hurry and perfectly regard ...
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... tion who " lived by the land . " It is usual for historians to trace the decline of Italian agriculture to various causes which began to operate as far back as the Second Punic War - to the ravages of Hannibal , the awful drain of life ...
... tion who " lived by the land . " It is usual for historians to trace the decline of Italian agriculture to various causes which began to operate as far back as the Second Punic War - to the ravages of Hannibal , the awful drain of life ...
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... Accord- ingly , the statesman who wished to carry his law before the Comitia had normally to face only the plebs urbana . On rare occasions the outvoters might alter the composi- tion of the assembly , but the everyday audience of.
... Accord- ingly , the statesman who wished to carry his law before the Comitia had normally to face only the plebs urbana . On rare occasions the outvoters might alter the composi- tion of the assembly , but the everyday audience of.
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